K&N Air Filters

[BoisBlancBoy]

With K&N air filters, like the one that comes with the MOD Quad kit, once it gets dirty cause you wash it out and re-oil it, or do you have to buy a new filter?

[Colorado700R]

you wash it and oil it, and it's ready to go 

[BoisBlancBoy]

Do you have to use anything special to wash them with or will gas work just fine?

[Colorado700R]

Soap and water works for me.  I don't like gas becuase it can deteriate the filter material.

Aaron

[kyledvor61]

I beleve K&N sells some special stuff you can use.

[BoisBlancBoy]

Yeah I just found a the Recharge kit they sell.

Hey guys check this out and see what you think:

K&N Air Filters, CT recommends K&N air filters always be used in conjunction with an Outerwear or K&N pre-charger. K&N air filters are best for sand only. Unfortunately K&N's will pass fine dust particles, so we don't recommend them for desert racing or all conditions. K&N air filters have very good airflow characteristics and will keep out the big stuff just fine.

I found this at this site:     http://www.ctracing.com/air.htm

Just happened to stumble across it.  After reading that, kinda makes you wonder whats passing through your filter in any dusty conditions!

[Colorado700R]

Good find, I run outwears, and haven't noticed any particles, but that don't mean there not getting through.


Aaron

[kyledvor61]

Yeah I just found a the Recharge kit they sell.

Hey guys check this out and see what you think:

K&N Air Filters, CT recommends K&N air filters always be used in conjunction with an Outerwear or K&N pre-charger. K&N air filters are best for sand only. Unfortunately K&N's will pass fine dust particles, so we don't recommend them for desert racing or all conditions. K&N air filters have very good airflow characteristics and will keep out the big stuff just fine.

I found this at this site:     http://www.ctracing.com/air.htm

Just happened to stumble across it.  After reading that, kinda makes you wonder whats passing through your filter in any dusty conditions!

I always run an outerwear on my filter. Just peace of mind and its not doing any harm at all.

[BoisBlancBoy]

Yeah I have an outter wear on and after reading that I am for sure not going to take it off.  If I remember right, the package that the outer wear came in said to always have it on in dusty conditions.

[kyledvor61]

Yeah I have an outter wear on and after reading that I am for sure not going to take it off.  If I remember right, the package that the outer wear came in said to always have it on in dusty conditions.

I dont see why you woud take it off anyway. Your not losing any performance with it.

[Jester2893]

Yea out wears are great. II suggest using them.

[Livingmylife93]

I run K&N with an outerwears and i ride all conditions, sometimes very dusty, and i never noticed a problem.

When you want to clean it just get the recharge kit, thats what i do, or if your tight on money u can just use soap and water.

[who else but rk]

k&n and outwears just go hand in hand

and use the k7n recharge kit, ive seen not so good results of people using "other" methods

[ThisGuyAlex]

i used to put em in the dishwasher with no soap.....cleans the hell out of em

[Flynbyu]

Soap and water works for me.  I don't like gas becuase it can deteriate the filter material.

Aaron

+1

I just use dishwashing liquid and air dry. Re-oil, wiat 20 minutes, touch up any white areas on the filter. Re-install.

I just cleaned out Tahoe's filter last Thursday.

~Brian